Detergent and starch-polishing compound



v the polishing properties of the starch; fourth,

to prevent the sad-irons To all whom it may concern:

'I a citizen of the United States,

Paul, in the countyof Ramsey and State of ILLIAM A. snnrrnn, on ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

M'IETERGENT AN D STARGH-PQLHBHING COMPOUND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 560,? 58, dated May 26, 1896 Application filed August 28, 1895. Serial No. 560,803. (No specimens.)

I, WILLIAM A. SHEPFER, residing at St.

Be it known that Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Composition of" Matter to be Used for the Twofold Purpose of a Detergent and. Starch Polish, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in washing preparations; and the same composition'is employed both in washin g and starching clothes, tliejobjects of which are; first, to

facilitate and expedite the washing of clothes;

second; to save the clothes; third, to increase from adhering to the clothes and scorching.

My composition, employed according to the manner hereinafter mentioned, acts by penetrating and loosening the particles of. foreign matter to be eliminated from the clothes, so

. that-butlittlerubbing or agitation is required to thoroughly do so. It increases'the polishing properties of the starch byfurnishing a film of oil and wax, which, by lessening vents the sad-irons from sticking.

the adhesive properties of the starch, pre- It is used inthe following manner: In washing, the clothes to be washed are To each bar of, any good laundry soap use a quantity of the washing preparation ofabout two'inches square. Boil this amount of soap, shaved up, and the compound together in three or more quarts of water until they are thoroughly dissolved and mixed. Fill the boiler nearly full of water, leaving room enough for the clothes, and when the water is hot add the mixture previously dissolved, stirring it'in. Then wring out the clothes ;fr'on1 the coldwater and put them into the boiler;

them in the usual way, and they are ready to If there are more clothes than hang out. will fill the boiler,

save out some of the mixsoaked in cold water forat least one hour.

ture for the second boiling. It will be necessary toroccasionally add clean water to the suds. iXWhen thewhite clothes are finished, the flannels and colored clothes may be washed in the same suds, but, of course, must not be boiled.

In starching, dissolve in each quart of boiling starch an amount of the compound fully one inch square in size. Starch the clothes in the usual manner, rubbing it thoroughly in. If the starch is too thick, thin only with hot water.

My composition consists of the following ingredients,

'stated,viz: petrolatuni, one hundred pounds;

paraflin, fifty pounds; steal-in, fifteen pounds; colored with alltanet, one and one-quarter pounds; scented with oil. of citronella, one pound. These ingredientsare combined by gradually heating and thoroughly stirring.

The'color of the alkanet is extracted in a portion of the mixture heated in a separate vessel to nearthe boiling-point. Itjs then strained and is added to the above mixture, and, lastly, the oil of citronella, and all thoroughly incorporated. It is then run into tin boxes, and when 0001 is of the form of a paste y of a reddish-brown color.

The petrolatum used in my composition is the unctuous elly-like residue obtained from lighter oils.

, My invention is not a soap, but has a dual use as a detergent and starch polish when employed. according stated. 1

to the directions herein combined in the' proportions '80 crude petroleum after the distillation of the i What I claim as my invention, and desire j to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

The herein-described composition of mat-- ter, to be used as a detergentand starch polish, in. .the manner substantially as stated, consisting of petrolatum, paraffin, stearin,

alkanet, and oil of citronella, in the proper.

ti'ons specified. Y

WILLIAM A. SHEPFER.

Witnesses:v J. W. WHITMAN, I

y EJII. CURRY. 

